when replantation of an incomplete amputaion refer to the specific individual codes for repair of bones, ligaments, tendons, nerves, or blood vessels what modifier do you add?

what is the process of enlarging or increasing?

costochondral cartilage graft was harvested from left rib of a 4 year old child for laryngotracheal reconstruction to treat subglottic stenosis (narrowing of airway below the vocal cords) what should you report a code for?

t/f codes 20930-20938 are reported for bone grafts obtained for spine surgery. just one bone graft is reported for each operative session even if graft material is obtained from more than one spinal level

when an arthrodesis procedure is performed in addition to another procedure what do you report?, both?

patient underwent arthrodesis of T1-T3 using local autograft from the ribs. dual rods were inserted with multiple hooks & sublaminar wires. how many add on codes are included for 22610, do you code for rods?

patient underwent arthrodesis of T1-T3 using local autograft from the ribs. dual rods were inserted with multiple hooks & sublaminar wires, do you code for the autograft?

surgeon a performed a posterior exposure procedure on mary by making an incision overlying the lumbar vertebrae, separating the fascia & supraspinous ligaments in line with the incision. he then lifted ligaments & muscles out of the way. next, surgeon b performed a posterior discectomy & fusion at l2 & he performed a partial excision of the vertebral body at L3; what does surgeon b report?

what involves making incision in vertebral bone to remove pieces or wedges of bone to correct a deformity such as kyphosis?

when exploration of spinal fusion is performed in addtion to other definitive procedures ;what modifier is added to the exploration?

which one of the following is NOT bundled in to the tendon repair codes: application of immobilization, extension of the excision, inserting tendon grafts from another site, treating fractures, repair & closure of tendon sheath, repairing nerves or arteries, & harvesting

codes for harvesting and inserting tendon grafts from another sire, repairing nerves or arteries, & treating fractures are reported in addition to the tendon repair

the application of casts & sstrapping heading includes codes that are reported when the cast (or splint) application or strapping is a?

replacement procedure performed during or after the period of follow-up care; initial service performed w/out restorative treatment or procedure to stablize or protect a fracture, a dislocation, or another injury and/or to provide comfort to a patient

a 7 yr old patient injured his left arm while roller-skating. a 2-view left forearm x-ray performed at sylvania community hospital's emergency dpt, revealed fractures of the radial & ulnar shafts. a level 3 ed e/m service was provided th pt's arm was placed in a splint to stabilze the fracture and the mother was informed that the treatment would have to be the nxt day cause no orthopedist was available; which services do you code for?

an outpatient e/m level 3 of this new pt was done by an orthopedic surgeon later that day the pt underwent closed manipulation of radial/ulnar shaft fractures under general anesthesia & a short-arm cast was applied the pt remained until 10pm; what do u report codes for? do you report a code for the cast?

report 25565 (manipulation) & 99203-57( e/m); dont report a separate cast because a restorative treatment for the initial service was performed & the 14st cast/splint is included

endoscopy/arthroscopy is considred diagnostic when it is?

t/f diagnostic endoscopy codes include inspection of the interior of the nasal cavity & its meatus, turbinates, & sphenoethmoid recess, report a code for each area when diagnostic endoscopy is performed on these areas